Life Lately: Super Bowl, Kids Birthday Celebrations, and Couponing

Hey loves! Today I'm sharing what we've been up to lately and I want to know, what have you been up to lately? Please share in the comments!

This was a super exciting Super Bowl for me as a Patriots Fan! We met up with Tim's dad and his siblings at a local restaurant Richards Pub for drinks and snacks and then went to Tim's dads house to watch the game. It obviously turned out great for us since we are all Pats fans (except Tim who is an Eagles fan) so we were all thrilled.

We also got the chance to finally celebrate Emma's birthday! Since their whole family had the stomach bug during her birthday weekend we didn't get to celebrate like we wanted to.

Parker is getting so big!

Do you like the gift Tim and I gave her? Because she did! I don't think she has a clue who Sleeping Beauty is but she did enjoy using the gloves to reenact Elsa's coronation scene from Frozen.

I love that we get included in their family events! It makes my heart so happy!

Tim and I found a new pizza place called The Place in Wickford. We both were super impressed with our pizzas and will definitely be back for more!

Tim and I got his and hers freebies from Bath and Body Works! Did you know that you don't have to buy anything to use the freebie coupons? Just go in, pick out an eligible item and check out for free! This is how my small shower gel and lotion stockpiles get out of control. So many freebies!

I picked up three workout tops from Old Navy and ended up only paying $6 each after my Supercash and clearance deals. I love getting cheap clothing especially since I desperately needed some new workout tank tops. Which reminds me to tell you that I'm on week 6 of the Couch to 5K app! I just finished Week 6 Day 2 yesterday and am super impressed with myself! I feel stronger and I can't believe that I will be running the length of a 5K in just three weeks. I also signed both Tim and I up for a 5K in May which I'll share when the time comes.

I picked up these four Mickey and Minnie items from Kohls and they were on clearance for $2.50 each. So cute and will make a great gift!

This past Friday we went to Emma's birthday party at Make A Mess which is a local business in Rhode Island where kids play with super messy stations and then they clean it up for you. It's such a cool concept.

Parker definitely enjoyed herself.

I think the birthday girl did too!

On Saturday we went over to Brittni and Stephen's house to hang out with them and Rachel and Ant! Of course all our favorite kids were there too!

Now it may look like Emma was loving me...but she actually was choking me with my own hair. When she wasn't doing that she was pulling my hair. Devil child!

These kids are the best!

And Uncle Tim is just so much fun! <3

That's what we've been up to lately! What have you been up to?

Black Friday Shopping!

Hey loves! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving yesterday with your loved ones! Ours was very nice and we have round two tomorrow with the other side of the family.

Today I went out for Black Friday...

to the DMV. Yes, that is the line for the DMV. I had to officially change my name there and thought no one would be heading there on Black Friday. Boy was I wrong as I stood outside for 45 minutes in 15 degree weather behind 50 other people who got there before I did. Good news is they were super efficient and I was out of there within a half hour once the doors opened!

I managed to get a few Black Friday deals but I honestly try to avoid the stores as much as possible so I'll share the deals I took advantage of that are still going on so you can take advantage too!

Pictured above are all my freebies from CVS! I walked away with more money in ECBs then I spent to get all these items. Definitely check out the CVS flyer for everything you can get for free because this isn't all you are able to get! I love shopping at CVS!

I also placed an order on American Eagle where everything is 40% off and free shipping! I picked up two new pairs of jeans, a bra, pajama pants, and 10 pairs of underwear for $135!

I love picking up my Erin Condren planner for the new year every Black Friday and today was no exception. My LifePlanner would normally be priced at $60. They are all 30% off today and I had a $25 coupon code from the order I placed last year (yay for never expiring coupons) so I was able to pick up my new planner for only $24 including shipping!

Tim and I made a quick trip to Walmart this morning where he picked up a couple of video games for $25 and $35, which was a great deal for him. I found the Kodak Wireless Printer  for only $49! I picked that up as well as a refill pack for $13 since this is normally a $100 product.

Later I plan on heading to Stop and Shop where I hear if you spend $100 on gift cards you get $20 towards groceries printed on your receipt! I will be taking advantage of that since I buy so many gift cards for family members!

There are a ton of deals out there today, go take advantage and if you can do it from home!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Black Friday Haul 2017

Oh it's Monday again.... How is that even possible? This four day weekend flew by and I hope that you enjoyed Thanksgiving with your loved ones. We had a great weekend and I'll share more of that during my life lately post.

The first thing I picked up was an Apple Watch for Tim and one for me. Kohls had an amazing deal! I ended up getting $200 Kohls cash back from buying them online during the Black Friday sales. Tim managed to get some good Black Friday sales from Kohls as well. 

We stopped by CVS on Friday so I could stock up on my freebies!

Every year I love to go get these freebie deals!

I also picked up a DVD at Walmart for $7, who doesn't love Wonder Woman?!

I also used a 30% off coupon to get my Erin Condren planner for next year. Gotta love saving money on things you use everyday!

What did you get Black Friday shopping?

Black Friday Haul!

We are not those crazy people who wake up super early on Black Friday and wait in massive lines to get the best deals. I was that crazy person who woke up and immediately start watching Gilmore Girls...but that's another story :)

We decided to head out later in the afternoon and just take a look around and see what we could find and we came back with quite a bit! I prefer to get the CVS freebies, some cheap movies from Walmart, and a few other deals. At this point the majority of my Christmas shopping is done so I'm basically just looking for things I don't want to pay full price for.

We started off at Kohls where we picked up a toaster over for $5.26 after all discounts. Plus we are going to get a rebate which makes it a money maker!
I grabbed a new Taylor Swift perfume set since I've recently finished this perfume and needed a new bottle. Makeup brushes, a hair brush, and a couple of earrings later I met up with Tim and he had a pair of gloves and we checked out and headed to our next stop....

CVS! Always my favorite on Black Friday because there are so many free items after ECB's. Here's what I picked up for free/cheap: toothpaste, lysol wipes, pantyliners, canned veggies, candy, toothbrushes, mascara, batteries, and gum.

We headed off to Walmart next and picked up a ton of DVDs. I also grabbed a sweatshirt that was only $9.

Target was next on our list and I picked up The Red Queen book for only $5.

Bath and Body Works was buy 3 get 3 free so I purchased two gift sets, two candles, two soaps, and then also had a free item so I picked up a lotion as well. (I don't need any more lotion!)

We also stopped in Old Navy where I picked up pants for work at 50% off.

Basically we were exhausted after this excursion but were very happy with the amazing deals we got!

Did you go out Black Friday shopping?

Couponing Deals! CVS and Walmart Week of June 12th

I'm back to couponing! I left work yesterday and headed straight to CVS to get some great deals!

Loreal Shampoo, Conditioner, and Styler $4 each, $12 total
used 3 $2/1 coupons. Two from the paper and one from loreal.com
Paid $6 and received $6 back in ECB = FREE!


3 Hallmark Cards $2 each, $6 total
used $3 coupon from coupons.com
for some reason they only charged me for two cards...so I paid $1
However my plan was to pay $3 and get $3 back in ECB- I didn't get the ECBs back but got a free card! I will be heading back to get my ECBs and finish this deal.


2 Colgate Toothpastes $3.49 each, $6.98 total
used $1/2 from the newspaper and a $2/2 CVS coupon
Paid $3.98 and got $4 ECB back which makes this a 2 cent money maker!


2 Suave Body Washes $2 each, $4 total
used a buy 1 get 1 coupon from the newspaper
Paid $1 each, $2 total.


2 Palmolive Dish Soaps 99 cents each
used $1/2 coupon from the newspaper
Paid 49 cents each, 98 cents total.


I used $12.50 in Extra Care Bucks, Paid $2 out of pocket (exactly $2) and received $10 back in Extra Care Bucks for my next trip!




At Walmart I did a few deals that involve rebates

Glade Plugins Scented Oil Warmer 1ct
$1.33 in store
Submitted for 75 cent Ibotta rebate and 55 cent Checkout 51 rebate
Final Price: 3 cents!


Ragu Homestyle Pasta Sauce
$1.97 in store
Submitted for 50 cent Ibotta rebate
Final Price: $1.47 (this deal could be even sweeter with a $1/1 coupon from the newspaper

Weekly Couponing Wrapup!

Happy Friday to you!

This week I managed to snag a few good deals. I thought it was going to be a pretty slow week and didn't have any big couponing plans- but when I made a list of things I wanted to pick up that weren't necessarily 'couponing items' I was surprised by the prices I managed to get. Here we go!

At CVS I had a scenario pretty well planned out.

(Sorry, I forgot to take a picture this week-shame on me!)

4 Almay Softies Eye Shadows @ $5.49 each
on sale buy one get one 50% off
used (4) $4/1 coupons from the paper
FREE!

2 Just The Basics Cases of Water @ $2.22 each

1 Vitamin Water 2 $1.77

1 Nyx eye marker @ $9.79

I used $16 in ECBs and used a $4 off $20 which unfortunately got reduced down to 46 cents.

My subtotal was $0. I paid $1.96 in tax.

I saved $41.50 total, 100% savings! Not bad for all those items!

At Target...

1 Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder @ $1.97
used 75 cent coupon from the paper
$1 Target coupon
Cartwheel app for 20% off 
I paid 3 cents out of pocket!

2 Mossimo Dresses
used 20% cartwheel app
Paid $18.39 each (not bad for two new dresses!)

1 Goody Hair Ties @ $4.59

7 Gift Bags @ $1.25 each

11 Gift bags @ 75 cents each

2 Tissue Paper Packs @ 74 cents each

1 Double Pack of Gift Bags @ $1

I used a $10 Target gift card from a previous couponing trip. Then I paid $55.79 out of pocket.
You will see these gift bags being used in posts coming up about gift ideas!

I also went to the Bath and Body Works Semi-Annual sale to pick up a few things

2 Candles @ $22.50 each
50% off
Paid $11.25 each

2 Candles @ $12.50 each
50% off
Paid $6.25 each

1 Scrub @ $16.50
75% off
Paid $4.12

1 Shower Gel and 1 Lotion @ $11 each
75% off
Paid $2.75 each

3 Mini Shower Gels @ $5 each
50% off
Paid $2.50 each

I had an additional $10 off $40 purchase coupon. This made my total after tax $40.87.

I saved $82.63! Amazing!


Other ways I saved this week...

• I ordered a wrap around sweater from Discount Dance Supply with money I have earned through couponing apps and ebay sales. I saved myself $21.75!
• I ordered bras from Victoria's Secret during their semi-annual sale. I saved myself $25 plus shipping since I used a coupon code!
• When picking up batteries at Stop and Shop I was able to save $1.50 using a coupon and $1.30 for a deal they were having. $2.80 in savings is pretty good!

This week I saved a whopping total of $ 171.88! That's an amazing week!

I also received a few samples...

 2 Samples of Yogi tea, plus a coupon.

Dove Shampoo and Conditioner

Nature's Bounty Gummies and Ban Refresh Wipes

So many savings! How did you do this week?

Weekly Couponing Wrapup!

This week I had a great time couponing!

I visited CVS more than once, and found a ton of great deals! =)

Not pictured, but at CVS last Friday afternoon I bought..

2 packages of Charmin toilet paper at $9.99 each. I did so to finish up the Charmin deal- buy $30 worth and get $10 back.

I also bought a Dove beauty bar for $2.27 thinking it would help me finish up my Dove deal (buy $15 get back $5) but it didn't count towards it! So that was a $2.27 mistake =( But now I know what items ARE included in the deal and can learn from that mistake.

I used (2) 20 cents off Charmin coupons making them each $9.79
I also used $18 in ECB's

My out of pocket total was $4.72- not bad!

I went to CVS again on Sunday after Easter festivities....

I bought 2 Essie nail polishes for $8.49 each
1 Clear Conditioner at $4.99
1 Almay liner at $5.99
1 Almay Shadow at $7.99

I used a coupon for $4.99 off the clear conditioner making it FREE!
I used (2) $1 off Essie nail polishes making them $7.49 each
I used a printable $5 off 2 Almay products
I also used a $4 off $12 cosmetics CVS coupon
Finally, I used $20 ECB's

I spent $1.78 out of pocket and got back $3 for my next purchase!

On Sunday I also stopped at Stop and Shop

I picked up Lysol Dual Action wipes so I can send in my receipt to get a rebate! This will be completely FREE!

On Wednesday I went back to CVS AGAIN because of the 20% off deal of the day coupon I managed to print at the correct time!

I picked up...
Dove 2pack at $4.49 (again... a huge mistake...thinking I would get the $5 ECB back, but that didn't work out I'm so done with Dove!)
2 Essie nail polishes at $8.49 each
1 Crest pro health mouthwash at $3.49

I used a printable CVS coupon for $2 off essie, and (2) $1 off essie nail polish making them $12.98 total or $6.49 each.

I used a $1.50 off coupon for the Crest mouth wash making it $1.99 (I also got $1 ECB back, meaning I really only paid 99 cents for this item)

I also used a coupon for $4 off $12 of beauty products. I considered this as going towards the Essie, making them $8.98 total, or $4.49 each!

Lastly, I had a 20% off coupon that took $4.30 off my total cost.

I used $11 in ECB's to pay for this transaction, and my total spent out of pocket was $1.05, 16 cents in cost, 89 cents in tax. CRAZY!!!!

Overall it was a sweet week!


Happy Couponing!